Now that we're back to school, what are some ways you can shake things up in the new year? Here are 10 ideas to try out in your classroom, no matter how big or small your learners may be. Have some ideas of your own?
The idea of personalized learning is seductive – it implies moving away from the industrialized form of education that pumps out cookie-cutter students with the same knowledge and skills.
Dozens of teachers agreed that a truly personalized learning experience requires student choice, is individualized, meaningful and resource rich.
This kind of learning allows students to work at their own pace and level, meets the individual needs of students, and perhaps most importantly, is not a one-size fits all model.
Technology was strikingly absent from these conversations. Instead, the common view of personalization focused on giving agency for learning to the student and valuing each individual in a classroom.
We often say we want creativity and innovation – personalization – but every mechanism we use to measure it is through control and compliance,
She cautions educators who may be excited about the progressive educational implications for “personalized learning” to make sure everyone they work with is on the same page about what that phrase means.
You can use a focusing activity to introduce a new idea or to set the stage for what's to come during class. They can be high-tech, low-tech, or no tech.
"science has shown that, in many ways, we are all wired to create. The key is recognizing that creativity is multifaceted-on the level of the brain, personality, and the creative process-and can be displayed in many different ways, from the deeply personal experience of uncovering a new idea or experience to expressing ourselves through words, photos, fashion, and other everyday creations, to the work of renowned artists that transcends the ages."
Hey Carrie,
What a great post - Can I use you as an example in our LCS C21? Which is your favourite link? Have you seen the checklist to differentiate PBL from just another project? Thanks for sharing!
f course I enjoyed our third face to face at MARs but I did not leave feeling the same, yes the full brain feeling buzzing with ideas remained, but I had a rather discontented, pit of my stomach, something is not quite right feeling.
As I continued on my drive home. I thought back to a conversation I had with Danielle Ganley @MrsGanley on twitter